Durban panchang, 31 March 2024
Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 17:52 Moonrise 21:46 Phalguna month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:07 to 17:52- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:36 – 12:23
- Yamaganda 11:59 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam 14:55 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta 16:18 – 17:05
- Rahu Kalam 16:24 – 17:52
Night
17:52 to 06:07 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:52 – 20:19
- Brahma Muhurta 04:29 – 05:18 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 18:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 18:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:26 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:26 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 05:55 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Shashthi until 18:01
- Nakshatra Jyeshtha until 19:26 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Vyatipata until 18:22
- Karana Vanija until 18:01, then Vishti
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Scorpio Moon Sun in Pisces
- 18:01 Tithi becomes Krishna Saptami
- 18:01 Karana becomes Vishti
- 18:22 Yoga becomes Variyan
- 19:26 Nakshatra becomes Mula
- 19:26 Moon enters Sagittarius
- 05:55 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Vyatipata Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 19:15 – 18:22
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:59 – 13:27
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:55 – 16:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:18 – 17:05
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:24 – 17:52
- Kana Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:07 – 19:26
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:29 – 05:18
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:36 – 12:23
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:52 – 20:19
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 19:26 – 06:07 next day
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 19:26 – 06:07 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 19:26 – 06:07 next day
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:07 – 07:35 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 07:35 – 09:03 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:03 – 10:31 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:31 – 11:59 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:59 – 13:27 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:27 – 14:55 | Good |
| Rog | 14:55 – 16:24 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:24 – 17:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:52 – 19:24 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:24 – 20:56 | Good |
| Char | 20:56 – 22:28 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:28 – 23:59 | Bad |
| Kaal | 23:59 – 01:31 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:31 – 03:03 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:03 – 04:35 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 04:35 – 06:07 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:07 NowSun
- 07:05 NowVenus
- 08:04 NowMercury
- 09:03 NowMoon
- 10:02 NowSaturn
- 11:00 NowJupiter
- 11:59 NowMars
- 12:58 NowSun
- 13:57 NowVenus
- 14:55 NowMercury
- 15:54 NowMoon
- 16:53 NowSaturn
- 17:52 NowJupiter
- 18:53 NowMars
- 19:54 NowSun
- 20:56 NowVenus
- 21:57 NowMercury
- 22:58 NowMoon
- 23:59 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 01:01 NowJupiter
- 02:02 NowMars
- 03:03 NowSun
- 04:05 NowVenus
- 05:06 NowMercury
- 06:07 NowSun
- 07:07 NowVenus
- 08:07 NowMercury
- 09:07 NowMoon
- 10:07 NowSaturn
- 11:07 NowJupiter
- 12:07 NowMars
- 13:07 NowSun
- 14:07 NowVenus
- 15:07 NowMercury
- 16:07 NowMoon
- 17:07 NowSaturn
- 18:07 NowJupiter
- 19:07 NowMars
- 20:07 NowSun
- 21:07 NowVenus
- 22:07 NowMercury
- 23:07 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:07 NowSaturn
- 01:07 NowJupiter
- 02:07 NowMars
- 03:07 NowSun
- 04:07 NowVenus
- 05:07 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:29 – 04:53 Aquarius
- 04:53 – 07:10 Pisces
- 07:10 – 09:31 Aries
- 09:31 – 11:50 Taurus
- 11:50 – 13:54 Gemini
- 13:54 – 15:35 Cancer
- 15:35 – 17:01 Leo
- 17:01 – 18:25 Virgo
- 18:25 – 19:59 Libra
- 19:59 – 21:54 Scorpio
- 21:54 – 00:09 next day Sagittarius
- 00:09 – 02:30 next day Capricorn
- 02:30 – 04:49 next day Aquarius
- 04:49 – 06:07 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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